On a mild morning in early May, two teenage boys sat on the porch of a house in West Humboldt Park on busy Chicago Avenue. From there, they could see a string of abandoned stores, boarded up and painted in bright colors.

Community involvement is key. We will never have enough police to curb crime. We have to be the eyes and ears of the police, help them. That's the only way. It's tragic that the black community generally under-reports crime out of fear of retaliation. That, I think, is one of the biggest obstacles.

West of Lake Shore Drive, Fullerton and Stockton, between Stockton and Lakeview

On Damen at 60th

On path from 64th and Racine entrance, northwest side of track

On central path, near 66th and Loomis entrance

On path from 89th at Chappel

North east area of park, at about 3015 W. Palmer

Northwest corner, at 57th and Kostner

Corner of Central and Berteau

At Central and Irving

South side of park, at Irving and Linder

Southeast corner of park, Irving and Long

At Fargo and Wolcott entrance

At entrance on 79th and Throop

Southwest corner of park, at Argyle and Lockwood

Corner of Lyndale and Oakley

At park entrance near 59th and Nordica

Between junior and senior diamonds, at about 50th and Lawler

Northeast corner of 56th and King fieldhouse

South of south diamond, on path from 98th and Bensley entrance

At northeast park entrance, near 133rd and Ellis

At Clark and Leland

Between south baseball diamonds, in field, at 78th and Ellis

On path near 65th and Loomis entrance

At 58th and Mulligan

Near park entrance at 85th and King

At Wrightwood and Kostner, on path

West of Lake Shore Drive, Foster and Marine at intersection

West of Lake Shore Drive, southeast corner of Lawrence and Marine

At Fullerton and Merrimac

East of Narragansett and Mulligan

Is your park drinking fountain safe from lead? Search the data

In an effort to keep its drinking water safe, the Chicago Park District has removed, shut off and scheduled to remove fountains throughout the system. Of the 1,238 fountains, more than half have been removed, are scheduled to be removed or are turned off.

Tom, reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Marge surprises Mr. Burns with a dinner whose main course is Blinky, the three-eyed fish from the pond outside his nuclear plant. Burns tries to eat it but promptly coughs it up, ending his run for governor.

I was born at Norwegian, and have lived on this block more than once; this time for about the last 10 years. I was just asking if anybody knew where it was coming from and the occasion because I listen to House music, recognized some songs, and wanted to know...

I was born at Norwegian, and have lived on this block more than once; this time for about the last 10 years. I was just asking if anybody knew where it was coming from and the occasion because I listen to House music, recognized some songs, and wanted to know if it would be something I'd be interested in attending. Although, after about the fifth hour of constant bass it did get old pretty fast. Anyway, I wasn't trying to incite a comment war.

In any case, some good points were made, and honestly, knowing now that this was a group of people BBQing blasting music insanely loudly instead of an actual event changes my feelings. The citizens of this neighborhood, especially those with properties facing the park, shouldn't have to deal with music that loud or people peeling out on motorcycles until midnight on Sunday just because "that's how it's always been," "that's the culture," or whatever other lame excuses are thrown around here frequently.

WOW, right on the money MAC. Sorry, did not want to start a war on your thread. I have raised my family here and when I moved in this ILLEGAL loud music NEVER HAPPENED! The park was so dangerous, no one would dare to risk injury to do so. Not...

WOW, right on the money MAC. Sorry, did not want to start a war on your thread. I have raised my family here and when I moved in this ILLEGAL loud music NEVER HAPPENED! The park was so dangerous, no one would dare to risk injury to do so. Not until after gentrifers worked to make the park safe again for families and the year after Riot Fest was kicked out of the park did this group appear. Now, more and more groups are using the park, setting up illegal amp.s and blaring music for hours disturbing the entire neighborhood when they do. The Alderman's people video taped the East side group after a shooting in the middle on the day the first year they took over the park. They recorded drug smoking, alcohol drinking, loud music and park grounds being destroyed by vehicles on the grass and tearing up the pavement. Sorry to hear that yet another group has appeared to disturb every ones peace on the West side of the park. Our Alderman has done nothing but make the park unfriendly to families and it is up to us, voters who live here. We must solve this problem on our own in this February's election because no one else will help us. Good luck, see you on election day.

Our house has an old turret-like corner bay window, dating, as best as we can tell, from approximately the 1890s. It is clad in a kind of metal sheeting, which has been successively painted over the years. A part of the structure was damaged over the winter by ice, and I'm looking for someone who has some experience with vintage ornamental structures like this to come out and assess what we need to do to fix it.

When I moved into Humboldt Park, my block had two apartment buildings and a building that had a few stores in it. There were six vacant lots to the North and then the building containing the stores was leveled bringing the total of vacant lots to seven out of nine lots. The neighborhood was crime ridden and gang violence was a daily occurrence. Neighbors got together and started a community garden on several of the lots to clean up the...

When I moved into Humboldt Park, my block had two apartment buildings and a building that had a few stores in it. There were six vacant lots to the North and then the building containing the stores was leveled bringing the total of vacant lots to seven out of nine lots. The neighborhood was crime ridden and gang violence was a daily occurrence. Neighbors got together and started a community garden on several of the lots to clean up the neighborhood. Gang bangers could no longer use the lots for their criminal actively. Shortly after, developers started purchasing the lots. I am happy to announce that all the vacant lots are gone and tended to as of this month. One developer purchased two lots and built single family homes on them and great people moved in. Now, another developer has purchased the last four lots and built two more single family homes. One home sold for 619K with a great new family. The other was up for sale for 1.2 MILLION until the developer moved his family into it. The last two lots along side of the developers home is now being landscaped as a beautiful addition to his home. After the neighborhood was flooded with low income projects, it is great to see single family homes being built with home ownership because that is what truly stabilizes a community. I am so happy to be apart of bringing back life to Humboldt Park and welcome all new comers that want to make the 720 acres of the park family friendly again.

Officers search the street and grass after a 43-year-old man was shot and killed on May 17, 2018 in the 6900 block of South Sangamon Street.

Also in Englewood, an 18-year-old man was shot in the arm and leg around 11 p.m. Wednesday. He was sitting in a vehicle in the 5700 block of South Peoria Street when the shooter came out of a gangway and fired at him, police said.

On the Far Northside, a 25-year-old man was shot in the lower back around 10:05 p.m. in the West Rogers Park neighborhood. He was a passenger in a vehicle in the 6300 block of North Mozart Street when someone fired at him from a passing red minivan, police said.

Earlier, a 19-year-old man was shot in the hand and bicep around 9:10 p.m. in the 10500 block of South Yates Avenue in the Trumbull Park neighborhood on the Far South Side, police said.

About 15 minutes earlier on the South Side, a 36-year-old woman was shot in the arm around 7:40 p.m. in the 1800 block of West 87th Street in the Gresham neighborhood, police said.

Around 7:35 p.m., a 25-year-old man was shot in the knee after hearing gunshots in the 6700 block of South East End Avenue in the South Side’s South Shore neighborhood, police said.

A 31-year-old man was shot twice in the upper thigh around 3:35 p.m. in the 2500 block of South Troy Street in the Little Village neighborhood on the West Side. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.

...on the Far North Side, police said. The man was on foot outside in the 5700 block of North Campbell Avenue when he was shot in the stomach by an unknown shooter. He was taken to...

1 dead, 9 wounded in shootings in Chicago

One man was killed and nine other people were wounded in about 14 hours in Chicago on Wednesday and early Thursday, according to police. A 43-year-old man was found just before 1 a.m. Thursday laying dead on the sidewalk in the 6900 block of South Sangamon Street in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago police said.

In Humboldt Park, A drive by occurred at 1200 N Kedzie a few days ago in the early afternoon. No one shot so CPD did nothing. This starts the yearly event of gangs violence that returns and pikes around Fathers Day. Be Safe everyone. Holding my breath until after Fathers Day when the violence drops but is still at unacceptable levels.

Around Town celebrates National Pizza Party Day at James Russell Lowell Elementary School

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The shooting happened on the 1400 block of North Spaulding Avenue around 8 p.m. on Wednesday.

2 shot in Humboldt Park, police say

CHICAGO - Two people were shot in the city's Humboldt Park neighborhood, according to officials. The shooting happened on the 1400 block of North Spaulding Avenue around 8 p.m. on Wednesday. A 53-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.

A drive by occurred at 1200 N Kedzie a few days ago in the early afternoon. No one shot so CPD did nothing. This starts the yearly event of gangs violence that returns and pikes around Fathers Day. Be Safe everyone. Holding my breath until after Fathers Day when the violence drops but is still at unacceptable levels.

Most recently, a 19-year-old man was shot in the hand and bicep around 9:10 p.m. in the 10500 block of South Yates Avenue in the Trumbull Park neighborhood on the Far South Side, police said.

About 15 minutes earlier on the South Side, a 36-year-old woman was shot in the arm around 7:40 p.m. in the 1800 block of West 87th Street in the Gresham neighborhood, police said.

Around 7:35 p.m., a 25-year-old man was shot in the knee after hearing gunshots in the 6700 block of South East End Avenue in the South Side’s South Shore neighborhood, police said.

On the West Side, a 31-year-old man was shot twice in the upper thigh around 3:35 p.m. in the 2500 block of South Troy Street in the Little Village neighborhood.

The man was on foot outside in the 5700 block of North Campbell Avenue when he was shot in the stomach by an unknown shooter. He was taken to Presence St. Francis Hospital in good condition.

7 shot in 10 hours in Chicago

Seven people have been wounded in city shootings since late Wednesday morning, according to Chicago police. Most recently, a 19-year-old man was shot in the hand and bicep around 9:10 p.m. in the 10500 block of South Yates Avenue in the Trumbull Park neighborhood on the Far South Side, police said.

The shooting happened on the 1400 block of North Spaulding Avenue around 8 p.m. on Wednesday.

2 shot in Humboldt Park, police say

CHICAGO - Two people were shot in the city's Humboldt Park neighborhood, according to officials. The shooting happened on the 1400 block of North Spaulding Avenue around 8 p.m. on Wednesday. A 53-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.

Neighbors, be diligent in calling 911 about suspicious activity. We've got a lead poisoning epidemic starting up now that it is nice outside, and I'm not talking about the drinking water. Violence plagues our neighborhood. Get involved. Stop violence by reporting drug sales and uncivilized behavior.

CHICAGO - Two people were shot in the city's Humboldt Park neighborhood, according to officials. The shooting happened on the 1400 block of North Spaulding Avenue around 8 p.m. on Wednesday. A 53-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.

Hi neighbors. Please share and donate if you can. My friend rescued three injured community cats in Hermosa and is raising funds for their treatments. She does a ton of volunteer cat rescue work and could use some funding. Thanks!

Three male cats were seen limping badly in the Hermosa neighborhood. My friends and I were asked to check it out. We trapped the three and discovered they all had wounded paws and/or legs, possibly from fighting. Their wounds were infected and the vet thought at least one might need to have his l...

It really is a community effort to watch out for and care for cat colonies. It’s so true, most of these cats, unless they were domesticated and turned out on the streets, don’t have any desire to live inside. The best we can do is feed them and give them shelter.

Usually Sunday afternoon Humboldt Park is impossible to use for children, families and park visitors without being disturbed or feeling threatened. But yesterday afternoon and evening there were no aggressors disturbing or attacking park visitors at all. It was warm and pleasant weather but no aggressors showed up. It would be expected that some aggressors would drive to Humbolt Park to meet, drink beer, do drugs and to make the usual Sunday mayhem but for some reason they all stayed...

Usually Sunday afternoon Humboldt Park is impossible to use for children, families and park visitors without being disturbed or feeling threatened. But yesterday afternoon and evening there were no aggressors disturbing or attacking park visitors at all. It was warm and pleasant weather but no aggressors showed up. It would be expected that some aggressors would drive to Humbolt Park to meet, drink beer, do drugs and to make the usual Sunday mayhem but for some reason they all stayed home. How can this be possible? Why did nobody show up?

Well, this has happened before. The aggressors are either there or they are not.

The reason to this either / or presence is that the aggressive activity is coordinated by organizers. Participants are called for to show up in Humboldt park and make a mayhem and behave threatening. To provoke. To make Humboldt Park unpleasant for other groups. Other ethnic groups. Other cultural groups. Other racial groups.

The loud and aggressive group meeting in Humboldt Park is organized racial hate and must be legally treated as politically organized racial hate. The organizers calling for the participants and the participants must be identified and held legally responsible for organized hate crimes.

Please, call the police, 911 for any racially, culturally and ethnically motivated crime. Make a video and send with text 274637 (CRIMES).

You can submit tips by text message as described below or... CASH REWARDS UP TO $1,000* The Chicago Police Department created the TXT2TIP program so that YOU can anonymously and SAFELY help rid your community of crime by sending information to the Chicago Police Department via a text message from your cellular phone.

Javy, you spewed a lot of garbage, where should I start. I NEVER posted I would live on the island. If you knew anything about investing, when the island becomes a state next year, bankruptcy will follow and like Detroit, re-birth and investment will restart. From what I have seen...

Javy, you spewed a lot of garbage, where should I start. I NEVER posted I would live on the island. If you knew anything about investing, when the island becomes a state next year, bankruptcy will follow and like Detroit, re-birth and investment will restart. From what I have seen on the news, people blasting music 24/7 is extremely unlikely. Last, NO!! "As far as shootings go, this is Chicago, drugs and all that is everywhere in the city." The shootings that have returned to HP are NOT happening in most North Side neighborhoods. When Riot Fest was here crime was way down, the community had hope and businesses with jobs were opening, life was returning. It was killed by our Alderman. I moved into a neighborhood where crime was disappearing and it is unacceptable to think a crime ridden community must stay a crime ridden community. "Puerto Rican’s love our music and embrace our heritage", great so do I, now just follow the laws while doing so like all the rest of Chicago and no one will complain. Can you pleased explain in more detail "Because if loud music and people breaking the law is what bothers you, you will have a rude awakening"? How many people are law breakers there?

There are a lot of comments along the lines of "stay home" or "go to another part of the park". To those people, you do realize there are people who live near this part of the park (and who have for years) who don't have the option to do that,...

There are a lot of comments along the lines of "stay home" or "go to another part of the park". To those people, you do realize there are people who live near this part of the park (and who have for years) who don't have the option to do that, and can't get any peace. And while El Corillo may just be people enjoying music and they have for years, other people with more sinister intentions do engage in legitimately dangerous behavior around there and do so by trying to blend in with the others.

A federal lawsuit filed by a group trying to block the Obama Presidential Center from going up in Jackson Park accuses organizers of an "institutional bait and switch" by shifting the center's purpose away from being a true presidential library.

On Saturday May 19th there will be a family -friendly 5k walk/run with the proceeds going to Stem ( science/technology/engineering/math) programs in the neighborhood, including St. Helen's School on Augusta.

Not only is this a family friendly walk, it is also a timed run that can be used to enter officially sanctioned runs. For more details and to register

West of Lake Shore Drive, Fullerton and Stockton, between Stockton and Lakeview

On Damen at 60th

On path from 64th and Racine entrance, northwest side of track

On central path, near 66th and Loomis entrance

On path from 89th at Chappel

North east area of park, at about 3015 W. Palmer

Northwest corner, at 57th and Kostner

Corner of Central and Berteau

At Central and Irving

South side of park, at Irving and Linder

Southeast corner of park, Irving and Long

At Fargo and Wolcott entrance

At entrance on 79th and Throop

Southwest corner of park, at Argyle and Lockwood

Corner of Lyndale and Oakley

At park entrance near 59th and Nordica

Between junior and senior diamonds, at about 50th and Lawler

Northeast corner of 56th and King fieldhouse

South of south diamond, on path from 98th and Bensley entrance

At northeast park entrance, near 133rd and Ellis

At Clark and Leland

Between south baseball diamonds, in field, at 78th and Ellis

On path near 65th and Loomis entrance

At 58th and Mulligan

Near park entrance at 85th and King

At Wrightwood and Kostner, on path

West of Lake Shore Drive, Foster and Marine at intersection

West of Lake Shore Drive, southeast corner of Lawrence and Marine

At Fullerton and Merrimac

East of Narragansett and Mulligan

Is your park drinking fountain safe from lead? Search the data

In an effort to keep its drinking water safe, the Chicago Park District has removed, shut off and scheduled to remove fountains throughout the system. Of the 1,238 fountains, more than half have been removed, are scheduled to be removed or are turned off.

Hey everyone, I just got transferred to a project in the South Loop and currently I have been taking the North Ave Bus to Western, than the Western Bus to Roosevelt, and than the Roosevelt Bus to Roosevelt and Michigan. Everyday it takes me 1hr 40min to get to and from the South Loop. It's ridiculous. I blame the fact they got rid of the Western Xpress and than add to it that Ventra sucks (takes like 5 taps to...

Hey everyone, I just got transferred to a project in the South Loop and currently I have been taking the North Ave Bus to Western, than the Western Bus to Roosevelt, and than the Roosevelt Bus to Roosevelt and Michigan. Everyday it takes me 1hr 40min to get to and from the South Loop. It's ridiculous. I blame the fact they got rid of the Western Xpress and than add to it that Ventra sucks (takes like 5 taps to get it to say go). The commute to and from work is killing me. By car, the drive is only 15-20min max, but as I said by bus its like 1hr 40min. so I'm looking for different options. The Homan/Kimball bus runs awesome and I was thinking I can take that to the Kedzie/Lake Green Line Station and take the Green Line to Roosevelt. However, I'm wondering how safe it is? Does anyone know? I'm a little white girl just fyi. Please let me know. I want my life back.

I used to take the homan bus to the greenline. I much rather prefer the conservatory stop. It's a short walk from homan and it's a beautiful station. Plus you can easily get a seat from that station. Greenline is wonderful.

My neighbor does Airbnb. He said one woman was attacked. he said one woman was threatened with rape and she left early. I have no way to fact check this. But I loose roommates because they say it is too SCARY to walk from greenline/ kedzie for 2 blocks to...

My neighbor does Airbnb. He said one woman was attacked. he said one woman was threatened with rape and she left early. I have no way to fact check this. But I loose roommates because they say it is too SCARY to walk from greenline/ kedzie for 2 blocks to my place.

CPD does NOT keep this area clear despite having a nerve center at 11 and the fancy sdsc shot spotter technology. They can see EVERYTHING illegal and just let it go on under their inattentive eyes.

DOP does not keep the city inventory of vacant lots CLEAN and free of debris. Only this year are they cutting these dozens of lots with lawn cutting blades on a tractor. Every other year they used farm shredders on the back of the farm tractor.

Why have cameras if no police will use them in a proactive way to make a blighted slum area better?

I guess catering to the neighborhood crowd needs the particular amenities they need. Example: Liquor store at hand ans free Salvation Army soup. Bus benches will do to hang all day. Bring lawn chairs and other broken down stuff and leave on the vacant city owned lot so you can save a permanent space next to your very thin sparse shade tree.

Will forward this EB posting to MANY in city hall. Lets see who rallys to HELP US.

The Norwegian American Hospital is planning to expand and if you live in the area you might be interested learning about this. There will be 2 meetings next week. The May 15 event will be in English and the May 21 one will be in Spanish. Led by the planning firm of Houseal Lavigne Associates, both events will be held at Norwegian American Hospital, 5th floor, 1044 N. Francisco, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. See:

Humboldt Park community is invited to shape vision for new development surrounding Norwegian American Hospital

Targeting 24 blocks around Norwegian American Hospital (NAH) in Humboldt Park, a new vision for a development and wellness project will be presented to the community at two different presentations next week. The May 15 event will be in English and the May 21 one will be in Spanish.

Check out this video and you decide if PC has anything to do with this person doing nothing as hooded violent criminals approach him, beat and rob him in the middle of the day. A resident tells the news about how the area has gentrified and this is now very uncommon occurrence from West of this location.

I wasn't getting mine for about a week so I emailed them. They said that hotmail blocks everyblock after awhile. It always showed up in my junk email but I look for it everyday and read it. Then I stopped getting it last week. It probably doesn't help that I don't have it on the safe list. I changed my email address on my everyblock account and now get the newsletter sent there. I may try to change it back to my hotmail email in a week.

This is the response I received from everyblock:Unfortunately Microsoft has begun blocking e-mails sent from EveryBlock. We have contacted Microsoft about the issue and requested they remove the block but some users are still unable to receive communications from us. We do apologize and are working to resolve the issue but are somewhat limited in what we can do as the messages are being sent successfully but then dropped by Microsoft who we cannot control.

Bandit went missing from the North and Kedzie area yesterday, 5/7, around 4 PM. He is a German Shepherd mix. If you have any info regarding his whereabouts please call, text or email me. Thanks. (847) 868-5665Mjmeegan@gmail.com

I guess selling illegal cigarettes and expired food is a very profitable business. Very few small businesses have contributed this much money to a political campaign. That's a lot of road trips to Indiana and a lot of tax dollars that Chicagoans are not getting.

With businesses like this that do nothing to thwart gang activity outside their store and are frequent tax cheats and scofflaws, the only solution is for the neighbors to gang up and shut them down....

I guess selling illegal cigarettes and expired food is a very profitable business. Very few small businesses have contributed this much money to a political campaign. That's a lot of road trips to Indiana and a lot of tax dollars that Chicagoans are not getting.

With businesses like this that do nothing to thwart gang activity outside their store and are frequent tax cheats and scofflaws, the only solution is for the neighbors to gang up and shut them down. Two shootings this year in front of 3301 W. Evergreen? People can get their Flamin' Hot Cheetos elsewhere thank you very much.

Security cameras on the store. NOPE. Security personnel at the store. NOPE. Donations to the Alderman every-time there is a problem? CHECK.

Since 2011, the city of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection has slapped Evergreen Convenient Food & Restaurant in Humboldt Park with more than 50 citations. They've been for violations like selling "unstamped and outdated merchandise" such as baby formula. Outside the corner store, there have been two shootings this year.

Dr. Willie Wilson is the only person in this race that will reform the city. However, some of these aldermen will pose great barriers. MOST of them have something to hide. The majority of them refused to empower the Chicago Inspector General to investigate them without their authorization. I'm in...

Dr. Willie Wilson is the only person in this race that will reform the city. However, some of these aldermen will pose great barriers. MOST of them have something to hide. The majority of them refused to empower the Chicago Inspector General to investigate them without their authorization. I'm in the 30th Ward with the 15-year incumbency of Ariel Reboyras. The neighborhoods in this ward are increasing in graffiti, robberies, burglaries, shootings, etc. Luis Gutierrez, federally represented several parts of many Chicago wards, and he did nothing, but fill his family's pockets with money. In 2017 he bought a second house in Puerto Rico for $1.1M, and now his daughter wants to run for alderman. These people need to be resist, and that's why I think I might run against her and Reboyras.

This store as others in the area are a magnet to gang violence and shootings. Getting no where with the CPD and politicians for decades, neighbors worked together and contacted the press. Check out the video, one of several shootings by this store. Are reports being made? Why has this store not been closed? Is it just politics as usual in Chicago. Are contribution dollars more important than voters lives? Will EBer's remember this when voting next election in February of 2019? I am working hard with my neighbors to fight this wave of violence that has returned to our community in the last three years. Any suggestions of what more we can do? Hopefully, together we can.https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/ald-maldonado-accused-of-going-easy-on-troubled-humboldt-park-food-mart/

Since 2011, the city of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection has slapped Evergreen Convenient Food & Restaurant in Humboldt Park with more than 50 citations. They've been for violations like selling "unstamped and outdated merchandise" such as baby formula. Outside the corner store, there have been two shootings this year.

Do a foia for 911 callsDo a foia for Police responsesCompare these 2 freedom of information places. You will see many 911 calls and not many responses to your calls.

This is why you have the problem. There are plenty of calls that go in. BUT CPD does not respond and do something about your calls.

Once you have the evidence you need to support bad response from CPD send to the Superintendent, IG, Mayor, Chief of Staff and regulatory agencies. These are people who have helped resolve issues in the past.

This is a path that can bring better results than what you have received in the past. Sl

Do a foia for 911 callsDo a foia for Police responsesCompare these 2 freedom of information places. You will see many 911 calls and not many responses to your calls.

This is why you have the problem. There are plenty of calls that go in. BUT CPD does not respond and do something about your calls.

Once you have the evidence you need to support bad response from CPD send to the Superintendent, IG, Mayor, Chief of Staff and regulatory agencies. These are people who have helped resolve issues in the past.

This is a path that can bring better results than what you have received in the past. Parks may have Federal Funding and get closer scrutiny. Slacking, Blue Flu, Blue Code practices need to be remedied.

Record a video of loud music and intrusive behavior and text the video to the police: 274637 (CRIMES). Your identity will not be sent to the Chicago Police Department.

It's really easy. First, video record bad behavior. Then:

1. Create a new text message or SMS text on your cellular phone 2. Enter the number 274637 (CRIMES) in the “TO” line 3. In the message box, type the word CPD, a space, and then your crime tip information. Attach the...

Record a video of loud music and intrusive behavior and text the video to the police: 274637 (CRIMES). Your identity will not be sent to the Chicago Police Department.

It's really easy. First, video record bad behavior. Then:

1. Create a new text message or SMS text on your cellular phone 2. Enter the number 274637 (CRIMES) in the “TO” line 3. In the message box, type the word CPD, a space, and then your crime tip information. Attach the video to the message. 4. Hit “send” to send the text message You will automatically receive a system generated message back on your cell phone acknowledging your tip.

The police needs your videos, phone calls, complaints and photographs so that they can create complaint "tickets" as proof that their actions are necessary and that they need the resources necessary to combat crimes and aggressive behavior in Humboldt Park.

Orderly behavior is important in Humboldt Park so that everyone feel safe and welcome in our park. We live in a wonderful multi-cultural neighborhood and it is important to ensure that everyone can feel safe and comfortable without aggressors and obnoxious behavior. It is important that cultural and racial tension does not develop in our community. Loud and aggressive behavior from one group adventure the fine community we have. So, please, please, please, call the police.

Emily,There was post few weeks ago of a newspaper article showing the same alderperson with the same racist motive. Unfortunately, GPBlight blathered on until the pst was ignored. THAT is why I keep telling him/her to shorten their comments or stop commenting.

Do a foia for 911 callsDo a foia for Police responsesCompare these 2 freedom of information places. You will see many 911 calls and not many responses to your calls.

This is why you have the problem. There are plenty of calls that go in. BUT CPD does not respond and do something about your calls.

Once you have the evidence you need to support bad response from CPD send to the Superintendent, IG, Mayor, Chief of Staff and regulatory agencies. These are people who have helped resolve issues in the past.

This is a path that can bring better results than what you have received in the past. Parks may have Federal Funding and get closer scrutiny. Slacking, Blue Flu, Blue Code practices need to be remedied.

The Chicago Police Department recorded that at least 74 people were shot in the country's third-largest city, with 28 of those shootings occurring between Friday evening and Sunday morning. Two men in their 20s were shot outside an East Garfield Park building just hours after two other people were

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You can now instantly send Chicago Police an anonymous text message from your phone including a video of the loud aggressors in Humboldt Park. Your identity will not be sent to the Chicago Police Department. It's really easy. First, video record the violator. Then:

1. Create a new text message or SMS text on your cellular phone 2. Enter the number 274637 (CRIMES) in the “TO” line 3. In the message box, type the word CPD, a space, and then...

You can now instantly send Chicago Police an anonymous text message from your phone including a video of the loud aggressors in Humboldt Park. Your identity will not be sent to the Chicago Police Department. It's really easy. First, video record the violator. Then:

1. Create a new text message or SMS text on your cellular phone 2. Enter the number 274637 (CRIMES) in the “TO” line 3. In the message box, type the word CPD, a space, and then your crime tip information. Attach the video to the message. 4. Hit “send” to send the text message You will automatically receive a system generated message back on your cell phone acknowledging your tip.

We need more people sending complaints, video, photos, observations. The more complaints the better the police can serve our community. Each complaints, calls, texts, e-mails are called a "ticket" and the more tickets the police get the stronger they can act. It is important that we in the community provide the police department with complaints so that the police can affect the politicians. Videos are a good way to show the real problem.

So, please, when you hear loud music in Humboldt Park, pick up your phone from your pocket and video record the event. Send it as a complaint to 274637 (CRIMES). Can't be easier.

Also, call 911 to report what you see for instant police safety action.

You can submit tips by text message as described below or... CASH REWARDS UP TO $1,000* The Chicago Police Department created the TXT2TIP program so that YOU can anonymously and SAFELY help rid your community of crime by sending information to the Chicago Police Department via a text message from your cellular phone.

Anyone know details of the rehab project underway at the North Hotel on California, just north of North? For decades, its been a transient hotel and SRO. I had thought there was a SRO (single room occupancy) freeze in place in Chicago, to keep the largely low income and disabled residents who live in these type of buildings from being displaced. But the residents that were at the North Hotel are all gone, the windows have been papered over, and...

Anyone know details of the rehab project underway at the North Hotel on California, just north of North? For decades, its been a transient hotel and SRO. I had thought there was a SRO (single room occupancy) freeze in place in Chicago, to keep the largely low income and disabled residents who live in these type of buildings from being displaced. But the residents that were at the North Hotel are all gone, the windows have been papered over, and for more than a month, there's been dumpsters and construction going on. The first dumpster load was full of furniture; the latest is full of the plaster lathe and wire that was in the walls, so it is clear that the hotel is being gutted inside down to the studs. I can't imagine with its location between the park and the 606 that it is being rehabbed to house low-income folks. The posted permits show they are doing a non-structural rehab and that it is registered as a vacant building. Has anyone heard any details about this building and what it's going to be -- and how they got around the SRO freeze that I thought was in place?

Earlier permits indicated the following: B3-1 - RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING 4-STORY, TYPE III-B, 66-UNIT SRO BUILDING TO PROVIDE 39 SRO UNITS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE FROM EXISTING A-2 USE. Sounds as if it will remain an SRO...but with larger units?

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